Japanese Designers Build Fully Automatic Breakfast Machine

Ever wished your morning routine could handle itself? What if a single machine could fry your eggs, grind fresh coffee, toast bread, spread butter, and squeeze orange juice—all without you lifting a finger? That’s not science fiction anymore. Two Japanese designers have built exactly that, turning Hollywood fantasy into working reality.

The breakfast machine, built in Amsterdam, can autonomously prepare a full breakfast including coffee, eggs, toast, juice, and more. It took just 11 days, 88 hours, and roughly £900 in scavenged parts to construct this 13-meter-long, 3-meter-wide marvel.

What Is This Breakfast Machine?

This is not a concept—it’s a colossal, functional machine built by Japanese designers Suzuki Yurie and Kimura Masahiko. Assembled at Amsterdam’s Platform 21 exhibition center with help from dozens of contributors, it’s a Rube Goldberg-like system of mechanical parts that does it all: from cracking eggs to brewing coffee. The entire breakfast sequence runs automatically with no human intervention once started.

How It Makes Coffee

The machine starts by grinding whole coffee beans using a motorized grinder before brewing. A kettle boils water, which is then directed through pipes down into a filter basket filled with freshly ground coffee. The hot water drips through to brew the coffee directly into a cup. This hands-free process mimics basic pour-over techniques but with fully mechanized steps—from grinding to pouring.

More Than Just Coffee: The Full Breakfast Menu

Beyond coffee, the machine prepares a full breakfast spread. It cracks eggs from a feeder, separates yolks and whites, mixes them, and cooks the eggs on an electric griddle. A bread slicer cuts loaves as they move along a conveyor belt. The slices are toasted in an oven, then moved to a roller device that spreads butter and jam. Meanwhile, oranges roll through a tube, get sliced and juiced, with the liquid filtered into a cup. Every step happens sequentially and autonomously.

How They Built It

The project began on September 16 and was completed in 11 days, operating 88 hours total. The machine measures an impressive 13 meters in length and 3 meters in width. Suzuki and Kimura used an array of found and repurposed components—including alarm clocks and record players—to keep costs minimal. Total expenses came to around £900. They credit the success to a large group of volunteers who donated parts and assisted in construction. “It felt like conducting an orchestra,” Suzuki said. “Everything was under control.”

Frequently Asked Questions

How long did it take to build the breakfast machine?

The breakfast machine took 11 days and 88 hours of work to complete, starting on September 16. The construction was finalized within that time frame at Amsterdam’s Platform 21 exhibition center.

What does the breakfast machine make?

The machine prepares a full breakfast including fried eggs, toasted and buttered/jammed bread, freshly squeezed orange juice, and coffee made from ground beans. Each element is prepared automatically in sequence.

How much did the breakfast machine cost to build?

The total cost to build the breakfast machine was around £900. The designers sourced many parts from flea markets and reused items like alarm clocks and record players to keep expenses low.

How big is the breakfast machine?

The completed breakfast machine is 13 meters (about 43 feet) long and 3 meters (about 10 feet) wide, making it a very large, complex piece of mechanical equipment built to handle multiple cooking and brewing tasks.

Who built the breakfast machine?

The breakfast machine was designed and built by Japanese creators Suzuki Yurie and Kimura Masahiko, with assistance from dozens of volunteers and contributors at Amsterdam’s Platform 21 exhibition center.

Does the coffee maker grind the beans itself?

Yes, the machine includes a motorized coffee bean grinder that automatically grinds the beans before brewing. The grounds are then brewed with boiled water through a filter into a cup—all without manual input.

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